Matthew 26:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

Assembled

The palace

Matthew 26:58

Jeremiah 17:27

Mark 14:54

Caiaphas

John 11:49

John 18:13

Acts 4:5

General references

Luke 22:2

Bible References

Assembled

When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spoke about them.

Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?

They conspire and lurk, watching my steps, they are eager to take my life.

to shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.

Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, which brings about mischief by statute?

But I was like a gentle lamb that is led to the slaughter; and I did not know that they had devised devices against me, saying, "Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered."

Then they said, "Come, and let us make plans against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."

The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, "What are we doing? For this man does many signs.

who by the Holy Spirit, through the mouth of your servant, David, said, 'Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?

The palace

But Peter followed him from a distance, to the court of the high priest, and entered in and sat with the officers, to see the end.

But if you will not listen to me to make the Sabbath day holy, and not to bear a burden and enter in at the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in its gates, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched."'"

Peter had followed him from a distance, until he came into the court of the high priest. He was sitting with the officers, and warming himself in the light of the fire.

Caiaphas

But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, "You know nothing at all,

and led him to Annas first, for he was father-in-law to Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.

It happened in the morning, that their rulers, elders, and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem.

General references

for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about mischief.

The LORD said to me, "A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.

When they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave a large amount of silver to the soldiers,

The chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill him, for they feared the people.